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Cal Poly Pomona Athletics

2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Evan Franco

  • Height/Weight 5-8 / 140
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Jose, CA
  • High School Branham HS
  • Previous School De Anza College

Biography

 2024  Senior | Cal Poly Pomona  

  • Individual champion of the Coyote Challenge with a time of 25:21.6
  • Named CCAA Runner of the Week for September 5-8th
  • Competed in six events
  • Took 35th at the NCAA DII West Regional Championship with a time of 31:37.7
  • Competed in the NCAA DII National Championship
  • 2024-25 CCAA All-Academic


 2023 
Junior | Cal Poly Pomona  

  • Competed in 16 meets for the Broncos
  • Had seven PR’s in the season 4M (7th), 3000S (4th), Mile (2nd), 5000 (36th), 1500 (19th), 8k (22nd), and the 6k (6th).
  • 2nd place finish in the mile at the Steve Scott Invitational was a season high in placing. 


 2022 
 Sophomore | Cal Poly Pomona

  • Finished ninth overall in the CCCAA Cross Country Championships
  • Finished third overall in 3000m Steeplechase in the CCCAA Track & Field Championships
  • Set school records in the 5000m and 3000m
  • Academic All-Conference selection.


 2021 
Freshman | De Anza College  

  • De Anza Athletics Sophomore of the Year
  • 2x Junior College All-American
  • All-State and All-Coast selection in both T&F and XC


High School  

  • A 2020 graduate of Branham High School in San Jose, CA
  • National Hispanic Scholar
  • 2x CA State XC Championships Qualifier
  • Summa Cum Laude


Personal  

  • A Civil Engineering major
  • Aspires to become a Transportation Engineer
  • Son of Chris and Kris
  • Has one sister, Andie
  • Favorite TV show is Stranger Things
  • Favorite movie is Superbad
  • Favorite music artist is Tyler, The Creator
  • Favorite pro athlete is Damian Lillard

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Sophomore

    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2023Junior

    5'8" 140 lbs
  • 2024Senior

    5'8" 140 lbs